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Fan representatives from the EFL's three divisions met with EFL officials at the end of 2017 to discuss issues concerning supporters.
The meeting took place under the auspices of the Football Supporters' Federation and was the third meeting between fan organisations and the EFL following the Government's Expert Working Group (EWG) on Fan Engagement and Supporter Ownership. There is a commitment fr...

Supporter groups up and down the country have been asked about their thoughts on how clubs are dealing with new guidelines on fan engagement.
Since 2016, clubs have been required to meet with their supporters to discuss club matters under guidelines recommended by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This "structured dialogue" is now in the English Football League (EFL) rulebook.
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Supporter representatives from every top-flight club met with Premier League executives recently to discuss a range of issues - including TV impact on the fixture schedule.
You can read the FSF’s notes here...
The meeting took place under the auspices of the FSF and was attended by Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore and other league officials.
Fan representatives from every Premier L...

Fan representatives from the EFL's three divisions met with EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey on Friday 19th May 2017.
The meeting took place under the auspices of the Football Supporters' Federation and was the second meeting between fan organisations and the EFL following the Government's Expert Working Group (EWG) on Fan Engagement and Supporter Ownership. There is a commitment from both fan gro...

Following the FA's approval of reforms to its governance a supporter representative is being sought to sit on the FA Council - and the deadline for applications is this week.
Reform of the FA Council means that the number supporter representatives will increase from one to two - FSF chair Malcolm Clarke has been the sole supporter representative on the Council since 2007.
The second FA Council sup...

Supporter representatives from every top-flight club met with Premier League executives on Tuesday 25th April 2017.
You can read the Premier League's notes here...
The meeting took place under the auspices of the FSF and was attended by Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore.
One fan representative from every club attended the meeting, drawn from the FSF's network of democratically struc...

Supporter representatives from a number of top-flight clubs met with executives from Sky Sports recently to continue talks on the impact of fixture changes.
In November, representatives of the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, Spirit of Shankly, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust and the FSF met with senior executives from Sky Sports to discuss the impact of the rescheduling of Premier League matches for...

Football supporters in the north west are being invited to a meeting of fans next week.
The meeting, to be held at 7pm Wednesday 1st March, follows on from a meeting in November 2016 when fans came together to discuss the region's "crisis clubs" such as Blackpool and Blackburn.
A full agenda will be published in due course and those wishing to attend should contact Andy Higgins from Blackpool Supp...

Supporter representatives from the EFL's three divisions, under the auspices of the Football Supporters' Federation, met with EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey on Wednesday 2nd November.
This was the first meeting between fan organisations and the EFL following the Government's Expert Working Group (EWG) on Fan Engagement and Supporter Ownership.
There is a commitment from both fan groups and the E...

On Wednesday 2nd November a number of top-flight fan representatives met with members of the team at Sky Sports who work across football coverage and fixture scheduling. It is hoped that this is the first of many meetings between match-going fans and broadcasters.
The group are building on the discussions at the Premier League Structured Dialogue meeting with fans, which took place in July, organi...